ANATOMY
MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SOFT TISSUE
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Question
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The muscle which relaxes during movement is the ____
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Antagonist
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Agonist
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Muscles that work like this are called antagonist ic pairs. In an antagonistic muscle pair as one muscle contracts the other muscle relaxes or lengthens. The muscle that is contracting is called the agonist and the muscle that is relaxing or lengthening is called the antagonist.
Detailed explanation-2: -Antagonists play two important roles in muscle function: (1) they maintain body or limb position, such as holding the arm out or standing erect; and (2) they control rapid movement, as in shadow boxing without landing a punch or the ability to check the motion of a limb.
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